The Precious Holy Spirit, my closest and dearest friend, spoke to me new things on truths He had taught me years ago which I have lived by and enjoyed.

However He pointed out finer points to those truths which have enabled me to get more freedom and awareness of more peace, joy and settlement of soul [mind, will, emotions and intellect]and because the end of my faith is the saving of my soul that is my soul completely in alignment with the Lord in everything as Jesus was with the Father.

I feel led to share some of these truths with you. The Holy Spirit asked me why am I offended with various situations, people and these other events?

I knew from Luke:17.1 that in life there would always be offenses and once the Lord opened my heart to that scripture years ago I knew that offenses would come no matter what good I did. I would have to deal with them, but not worry about them because the onus was on the person who caused them as long as I did not let them bother or affect me so I just passed over them and did not let them get to me.

I handed them to the Lord and walked away. However when the Holy Spirit asks me a question it is not because He does not know the answer but is looking to me to know and identify the issue and get free completely.

I said that I really don’t know what triggers offense or anger in me over a sometimes simple matter that has happened often but now bugs me and gets me acting funny. He then pointed out to me how God feels about offenses and how He responds to it to heal my pent up emotions.

He said if He was offended at all the things we do against Him daily He would never be able to see His will done on earth because we constantly do things that aggravate Him and spoil His plan and don’t conclude properly what He started with us and He has to create a new plan because we spoilt the last one.

He pointed out to me that in Genesis:6.5-8 Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

That’s how I felt about man I created for my pleasure because everything man did was in opposition to His will but He chose not to be offended by it but provided an answer for redemption because that’s what He wanted and no one and certainly not satan was going to move Him from His purpose and plan for man.

So Noah found grace in God’s ability to do right and God’s plan continued to live on. He said if He counted every wrong thing I did everyday He would not be able to do me good but He does not count them because that would negate His plan for me and prove Him a liar and bring His plan for His Kingdom to be on earth as it is in Heaven null and void because man must be involved for that plan to work.

That’s why He forgets my sins and remembers them no more and throws them into the sea of forgetfulness. He pointed out that to continue killing the object [man] for His plan to succeed is a loss for Him and a jab from satan that God could not fulfill His plan.

This truly melted my heart and I made some resolutions from which I will never shift from so I will fulfill the Lord’s plan on earth and not aid satan in ruining God’s plan by my flesh weaknesses which I can whip through the grace God has given to me in Jesus.

I had a wonderful time with the Lord as He shared so many instances of Himself in situations that demanded He be offended at us and quit His plan but how He reacted and kept on track and as such wants me to react in a way that promotes Him and not satan.

I encourage you today to stop allowing offense to rob you of God’s best for you. Choose not to allow what people do to change your way of serving the Lord. Don’t come out of your time with the Lord to be spoiled by your spouse or child or colleague and what they say or do ruin your day and God’s agenda for you.

As you hear these words from the Lord’s heart let grace flow towards you that will keep you from stumbling and present you faultless until God has accomplished every good thing set for your life that shows the Might of Jesus on your behalf in Jesus Name. Amen.